Morning began with a light pink sky so delicate
it could never suggest the evening it brought
and its intensity of red and orange.
Day Break
Gently comes the new day.
Pine
Powder sugar frosted pine.
Divine.
Bambino
wears his winter cloths
a cap and shawl of snow.
Hush
muting the colors of Fall.
Winter’s paintbrush holds a thousand shades of grey.
Roof Tops
as cold gathers in the big grey sky.
Ambition
to create a herd of high end sweaters.
Resting Fields
Rest is essential to creation.
Winter will gestate Spring.
Purple and Orange
foliage sears color into our memory
before the white blanket of winter descends.
Wasp Nest
built their condo in the trees
and displayed leaf flags.
Bounty
colors and shapes
to feed the soul.
Blue Moon
So I held onto my prayer and the dream in my heart
and both were answered in your ring of gold.
On The River
Running on the surface of the water, shattering reflections,
before launching themselves into flight.
God’s speed web-footed friends.
Pine Grove
to rest on the plush pine needle carpet,
listen to the song of the leaves and the river
and hear the wisdom of your own heart.
Center
who has lost her needles but not her magnificence.
Sacred is the center.
Swarm
yellow leaves flutter and buzz in the breeze.
Passing
their transient nature intensifying their beauty.
Needles and Bark
are balanced in the pine,
perfect counterparts.
Emerald Table
where the forest kin celebrate harvest.
Autumn Tracks
The whisper and crunch of leaves
is the sound of Fall’s journey.
Other Views
pine needles and moss.
Energy has color.
Trinity
in nature’s design.
Chipmunk
as I hide behind a stem.
Are you foe or friend?
Broken
now the the mighty pine
nourishes the river bank and bottom.
So goes the cycle of life.
Stump
a mountain with moss trees for insects to scale.
Sunlight
tiger stripes
the pond.
Blossom End
a
God’s Eye.
Witch’s Hat
in preparation for their ride on branch and pine needle brooms
across the Halloween moon.
October Snow
in respect to winter.
Back Light
the illuminated leaf
lights the forest journey.